teenagers » YNaija

Tag: teenagers

Op-ed Editor May 19, 2017

Opinion: Understanding the need for sex education

by Stand to end rape (STER) Initiative Sex education is coaching on matters generally relating to human sexuality. These issues include emotional relations/responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual abuse…

Op-ed Editor February 18, 2017

Isoken Aruede: Party poopers extraordinaire [NEXT]

by Isoken Aruede Once upon a time, the young ones used to spend their nights staring at stars under a bonfire or playing games with their neighbor’s turkeys. Now,…

Op-ed Editor February 11, 2017

The Thread: It’s always better if your children hear it from you

Want to know what method works best when dealing with teenage children? @ImAdeAkins advocates befriending them. Only then will they spill their secrets to you, and then you can advice…

Op-ed Editor February 3, 2017

Nene Henshaw: What would make you still consider a relationship after four abortions? [NEXT]

Someone asked me once, "how do you measure your self-worth?" Few days ago, I ran into a primary school classmate and we were updating each other on our lives and…

Op-ed Editor December 28, 2016

Omoigui Osasogie: Teenage & young adult relationships [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Friends play an important role in the life of young adults. Most human relationships, including casual acquaintances, are non-loving in that they do not involve true passion,…

Op-ed Editor November 28, 2016

Ikechukwu Yadi: Bola [Nigerian Voices]

by Ikechukwu Yadi I sat in class drawing on an exercise book. Someone sat beside me. “How far your church girl?” “Titi?” “No, Mary Magdalene.” “She came to my house…

Op-ed Editor November 11, 2016

Omoigui Osasogie: Teenagers of the century [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Young and free, we are teenagers of this century, leaders of tomorrow they say. We are at the pinnacle of the age non-conformance, we want to feel we…

Azeez October 31, 2016

Police arrest serial teenage thieves in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 6 suspected teenage serial thieves in the Oshodi area of the state. They include Ganiyu Rahman, 18; Sadiq Adebayo, 15; Timilehin Oluwaseun, 14; Ogundare Moyinoluwa,…

Op-ed Editor October 22, 2016

Eketi Edima Ette: What doesn’t kill you… [Nigerian Voices]

by Eketi Edima Ette Have I ever told you the story, of that time I tried to die, but couldn’t? I haven’t? Okay, let me give you the gist. Once…

Op-ed Editor October 12, 2016

Opinion: Yes, girls motivate me [Nigerian Voices]

by Joseph Abiagom I have a good command of Pidgin English, even though I am not as fluent as I was before. Nonetheless, I find it difficult to communicate in…

Azeez July 20, 2016

Teenagers attack school, steal N1.5m

There was chaos at the Lagooz Schools on Omotoye Estate in the Orile Agege area of Lagos State after some hoodlums invaded the school premises. It was learnt that some…

Op-Ed Editor June 20, 2015

Angela Odah: It’s trending, so what?

Recently, I stumbled on a show called "You Got Issues” on Spice TV (channel 192 on the DStv). Spice TV is a lifestyle channel that focuses on beauty, fashion and…

Emmanuel Chidiogo February 13, 2015

Opinion: Fun at the expense of academic career

by Taiwo Adetimole Are you a Fresher? Jambite? Be careful, most Freshers' Party share gifts like premarital sex, death and occultic initiations. Its good to have fun but not at…

Kolapo Olapoju December 30, 2014

Tragedy: 2 teenagers drown at a Christmas party in Osun

by Temitope Onitiju Two teenagers reportedly drowned in the swimming pool of an hotel during a Christmas party, in Osogbo, Osun. The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 23, when…

Kolapo Olapoju November 4, 2014

How to enforce discipline in the home, by three random parents

by Adedayo Ademuwagun There's a funny story about a family that gathered for a big dinner. When the youngest son announced that he had just signed up to join the…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 12, 2014

28-year-old man rapes two 19-year-olds

by Jewel Stephen A 28-year-old man, has been remanded in prison over an alleged rape of two teenagers in Ogun state. Delivering the judgement at an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court…

February 25, 2014

‘She used a pencil to…’: Female choir director arrested for sexually abusing student (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi A choir director in South Carolina was facing charges of sexual assault already when reports emerged that she abused another student with a pencil. 31-year-old Elizabeth Moss,…

January 28, 2014

OMG! Teenagers stab 27-year-old man to death in Abuja (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

by 'Jola Sotubo A group of teenagers have attacked and killed a resident of Utako village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 27-year-old Alhassan Musa was killed at about 7pm…

January 25, 2014

Terrible: 2 teenage armed robbers arrested by police in Cross River (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo The activities of a robbery gang comprising two teenagers and one man in his twenties have been quashed by police in Cross River. Edem Bassey Effiong, 18,…

January 14, 2014

Tragic: 2 teenage sisters drown in river while swimming in Imo

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo 2 teenage sisters in have drowned in Imo after they were swept away while swimming. The unidentified girls were said to have gone to the…

January 10, 2014

Don’t do it! 25 reasons NOT to get breast implants

by Dr. Nalini Last week the FDA reported that breast implants put women's lives in danger. The big news last week was that a small number of women can get a very rare…

November 19, 2013

TERRIBLE: Boy,13, kills his friend in Kogi for DAMAGING HIS EARPIECE

by 'Jola Sotubo A 13-year-old boy has been apprehended by the police in Kogi after reports emerged that he had killed his 12-year-old friend. Yinusa Halilu, allegedly took the life…

October 28, 2013

“I try my best in everything I do,” – Nigerian Muslim girl among world’s 50 smartest teenagers

A 16-year-old Nigerian Muslim girl, whose name has been buzzing in the headlines lately as a promising talent, has reserved a place among "The World's 50 Smartest Teenagers" list. "If…

October 9, 2013

Science project gone awry: Panic in Imo as launched rocket lands in residential area

by Adeola Balogun File photo There was confusion in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State as two teenagers launched a rocket which landed in a residential area. The…

September 13, 2013

3 teenagers arrested in Ondo for attempting to kidnap 11-year-old boy

by Adeola Balogun Three teenagers have been arrested in Ondo State for allegedly attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy. The teenagers, aged between 13 and 15, hatched a plot…

August 31, 2013

Monsters: 2 women raped by a gang of teenagers in a public park

Two women, 24 and 32, were attacked and raped in Wilmington, Delaware's Kosciuszko Park when a gang of nearly a dozen teenage boys approached them sitting in the park. The…

August 31, 2013

This man is TOO cool: Pope Francis takes a ‘selfie’, shows off the Catholic Church (PHOTOS)

He was well known to be a man of the people taking special care to integrate with all classes of community. And now Pope Francis has shown he is well…

August 21, 2013

HORRIBLE: Student shot dead by teenagers who gunned him down ‘for the fun of it’

A promising Australian student, who was on a baseball scholarship in the United States, was allegedly gunned down by a gang of teenagers in what has been described as a…

July 30, 2013

Sad news: 3 children die, 8 others injured in stampede over Sallah gift

by Oge Okonkwo Three children were killed and eight people injured, during a stampede which occurred at about 9pm on Sunday, at the residence of the Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu…

July 2, 2013

12-year-old girl arrested for carjacking and murder

Johnny Danilo Villatoro A 12-year-old girl was arrested and charged with murder and carjacking, according to police reports from North Carolina. Additionally, two teenagers along with the 12-year-old have been…

24

-2°C

Please add your widgets.